king ratcatcher Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 evening all, just a quick question, what gun oil do you use to wipe over your air rifles after use. cheers, lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roblade Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 pretty much any oil you want to use; engine oil (dont laugh it does a good job!) 3 in 1, wd 40 (though best if you give the rag a squirt then leave it a min) or any gun oil. note in the mags they just say "wipe over with oily rag" if logun did a gun oil they would say to use that. but it really doesnt matter, all your doing is protecting the bluing. Some rifles you shouldnt use synthetic oil on and some you should use it on. Basicaly a good bit of 3 in 1 does the job for me ROB :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Remeber wd40 wvaperates so is no use for log term storage. Personaly I would not use it but most normal gu oils around the 3 in 1 consistancy is what you are after. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ratcatcher Posted January 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 cheers, i use a napier gun oil wich contains VP90, seems to be good, its in a soft plactic bottle and i have had it for about 3 years and its still quarter full lasts a long time, but just wanted to know what you all use. it has a picture of a bloke on the front of the bottle in green holding a gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 cheers, i use a napier gun oil wich contains VP90, seems to be good, its in a soft plactic bottle and i have had it for about 3 years and its still quarter full lasts a long time, but just wanted to know what you all use. it has a picture of a bloke on the front of the bottle in green holding a gun. Used in combination with a VP90 patch and you won't go far wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 3 in 1 for years with no trouble at all and i am talking 20 years of using it. Zeb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24joy Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 3 in 1 for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bindi Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 I would avoid wd40 as it affectes the blueing, and over time contributes to stripping it down completely. I don't know why, I am not a chemist, but I have been told the same by a few people, so i am either perpetuating a myth or its good advice. I have used 3in1 without problems, but now just use beretta gun oil as it came with the guns. hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin.45 Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Still use Youngs 303 and have had the same can for over 20 years Use light oil for action lubrication though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider.20 Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 3 in 1 on everything but the internals. makes em look good as new! spider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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